A Muslim Life Cycle

دورة الحياة المسلمة

A trail through life-cycle rites: aqiqa, circumcision, marriage, funeral and burial.

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Walk this pathway

6steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Birth

    Aqiqa and naming on the seventh day.

    Aqiqa (newborn sacrifice)

  2. Circumcision

    A fitra practice in the majority's view.

    Male circumcision

  3. Marriage

    Contract, announcement and feast.

    Nikah (marriage contract) · The wedding feast (walima)

  4. The passing

    Washing and shrouding after death.

    Washing the deceased · Du'a (supplication)

  5. The funeral

    Funeral prayer, the bier and burial.

    The funeral prayer · Burial

  6. Remembrance

    Grave-visiting and condolence within their rules.

    Visiting graves · Condolence (ta'ziya)

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Overview

A path through the occasions of life: from the aqiqa to circumcision, to marriage, to the funeral and burial.

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islam.museum contributors. “A Muslim Life Cycle”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-life-cycle/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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